Railway cross-tie.



D. W. HOSTETLER.

RAILWAY GROSS TIE.

' APPLIOATION FILED MAR.9, 1914.

1, 1 02,663, Patented July 7, 1914,

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BAILVAY CROSS-TIE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 7, 1914.

Application filed March 9, 1914. Serial No. 823,520.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, DAVID WALTER Hos'rnrnnn, a citizen of. the United States, residing at Thompsontown, in the county of Juniata and btate of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway Cross-Ties, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements inrailway cross ties and more particularly to a metal cross tie which is provided with means whereby a slight yieldable movement will be conveyed to the track rails which are laid thereon, the tie itself consisting of two detachable parts which can be readily placed in position when it is desired to fix the tie in place upon the road bed.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a railway cross tieof the above character which will possess advantages in points of etliciency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture and, at the same time, is simple in construction and op-' eration.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a railway tie constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, parts being broken away and illustrated in cross section; and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 indicates the body or base of the tie, said base being preferably U-shaped in cross section to form a central channel 2. Removably arranged within this channel is a downwardly projecting rib 3, which is formed upon the under face of the top plate 4 and is securely held within the channel 2, against any longitudinal movement by means of the end plates 5, said end plates being formed integral with the base of the tie and extending upwardly to engage the ends of the tongue 3 and prevent any longitudinal movement of the same.

The base 1 is provided within the channel 2, with the spaced recesses 6, in which the lower ends of the coil springs 7 are arranged,

said coil springs being disposed Within the channel 2 and having their upper ends arranged within suitable recesses 8 formed in the downwardly projecting tongue 3. From this, it will be seen that the lower ends of the coil springs bear upon the bottom of the base 1, while the upper ends thereof will yieldably support the top plate 4. In the preferred embodiment of my invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, three coil springs are disposed at each end of the tie, one being arranged directly beneath the track rail and one upon each side thereof, so that the weight upon these coil springs will be evenly distributed.

The top plate 4 is provided with the transverse grooves 9 which are adapted to receive thetrack rails and formed upon each side of the grooves 9, are the spike receiving openings 10, whereby the track rails may be readily secured in position by the use of the well known formof railway spikes or any other desired fastening means. The base 1 is provided at its central point with a recess 11, said recess being preferably disposed within the channel 2 and mounted therein is a stop pin 12, the upper end of which is removably disposed within a recess 13 formed in the web 3, said stop pin assisting the plates 5 in preventing any longitudinal movement of the top plate 4: of the web 3.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be readily apparent that l have provided a simple and durable sectional tie, whereby one of the sections includes a base member having yielding means mounted therein to support the track rail. In placing the two sections together, the base mem her 1 is first arranged in position upon the road bed, the coil springs 7 are then placed in position within the recesses 6 and the stop pin 12 is inserted within the recess 11. The web member 3 is then passed downwardly between the walls of the channel 2, so that the coil springs 7 and the stop pin 12 will engage within the respective recesses. Thus it will be noted that after the track rails have been placed in position upon the top plate 4, they may be readily secured in place by any suitable fastening means which are engaged within the openings 10. It will be noted that after the tie has been placed in position, the track rails will be yieldably mounted and it is to be understood that the coil springs 7 are to be suflici'ently heavy vent the longitudinal edges of the top plate from being pressed edges of the bodymember I this in time would wear upon the longitudiwould become almost useless.

'and durable railway cross tie whicl1 iseX-, tremely simple 1n constructlon and can be 7 manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

I be resorted to for successfully carryin While I have shown and described the preferredforni of my invention, it will be obvious, that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may 91y clng om invention into practice, without sacri any of the novel features or departing the scope of the appended claims.

{Having thus described this invention,

what I claim is I v 1. A device of the class described including a Ll-shaped body member having closed f ends, a' plurality ofsp aced recesses formed 1n the bottom of said body, coil springs mounted within the recesses at theends of I the body, a retaining pin within. the central recess, a', topplate, a downwardly projecting f We fo me 1 11 t e uppe nd ther of 9121. 5 O this Patent be Obtained for five centseach, by'a I WashingtomD. 0.;

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having a plurality of recesses adapted to receive the upper ends of the coil springs and the stop pin as and for the purpose se forth 2; A device of the class described including a U-shaped bodymember having closed ends, said body member having spaced renal edges of the top plate 4, so that they,

It will alsov .be apparent that I have provided a simple cesses formed at each end thereof and further provided with a central recess, coil springs arranged within, the recesses at the ends of the body,

and a removable stop pin arranged within the central recess, a top a downwardly projecting tongue member formed upon the inner face thereof, having spaced recesses formed in its ends, and a central recess, the upper ends of said coil springs being arranged within the recesses at the ends/of the tongue and so dis posed that the central coil spring is, ar

ranged directly beneath the track rail,'and

the upper end of the stoppin being. disposed 'Within the central recess in the tongue to pre t on nal plate. I v i In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' DAVID WALTER HOSTETLER, Witnesses: t W RREN MEREDITH,

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